India

1. India bans wheat exports, cites food security and soaring prices
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/14/india-bans-wheat-exports-cites-food-security-and-soaring-prices
2. ​Visit to Nepal intended to further deepen ‘time-honoured’ linkages: PM Modi
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/visit-to-nepal-intended-to-further-deepen-time-honoured-linkages-pm-modi-7918170/
3. India redrawing Kashmir assembly seats to ‘disempower Muslims’?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/16/india-redrawing-kashmir-assembly-seats-to-disempower-muslims
4. With Buddhist centre, India looks to bolster cultural ties to Nepal
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/with-buddhist-centre-india-looks-to-bolster-cultural-ties-to-nepal-7918966/
5. Rajiv Kumar takes over as 25th chief election commissioner of India
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajiv-kumar-chief-election-commissioner-7918342/
6. Ahead of Amarnath Yatra, MHA reviews Valley security
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ahead-of-amarnath-yatra-mha-reviews-valley-security-7916300/
7. ‘Enhanced’ accountability likely for social media companies
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/enhanced-accountability-likely-for-social-media-companies/articleshow/91478054.cms
8. Article 370 basis for accession of J&K to India, could not be removed: Omar Abdullah
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/jammu/article-370-basis-for-accession-of-jk-to-india-could-not-be-removed-omar-abdullah-7919037/
9. India and France carry out second joint patrol in Southern Indian Ocean
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-france-carry-out-second-joint-patrol-in-southern-indian-ocean/article65419890.ece
10. India announces state mourning on Saturday following demise of UAE president
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/india-announces-state-mourning-on-saturday-following-demise-of-uae-president-7916321/
11. Morgan Stanley cuts India GDP growth forecasts on inflation, global slowdown
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/morgan-stanley-cuts-india-gdp-growth-forecasts-on-inflation-global-slowdown/articleshow/91493047.cms
12. India looks at reopening mission in Kabul minus senior diplomats
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-looks-reopening-mission-kabul-minus-senior-diplomats-7920920/
13. India’s top court halts use of controversial sedition law in rebuke to the government
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/11/india/india-sedition-law-paused-intl-hnk/index.html
14. India Can’t Hang Up on Chinese Smartphones
https://www.wsj.com/articles/india-cant-hang-up-on-chinese-smartphones-11652690063?mod=hp_minor_pos21
15. Gyanvapi Mosque Case: Seal area where ‘shivling’ found, allow no one, orders Varanasi court
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/gyanvapi-mosque-case-varanasi-court-orders-to-seal-place-where-shivling-is-found-7919731/
16. India Sidesteps Debate on Prioritising Human Rights in Counter Terrorism at UN Conference
https://thewire.in/rights/by-sidestepping-hindutva-violence-issue-meenakshi-lekhi-did-india-a-disservice
17. Char Dham Yatra: 39 Dead, Congress Blames BJP Govt’s Inadequate Arrangements
https://thewire.in/politics/char-dham-yatra-39-dead-congress-blames-bjp-govts-inadequate-arrangements
18. India, Pakistan and SCO to focus on Afghanistan at Monday’s anti-terrorism meeting
https://theprint.in/diplomacy/india-pakistan-and-sco-to-focus-on-afghanistan-at-mondays-anti-terrorism-meeting/955905/
19. In Lumbini, PM Refers To Ram Temple, Says Nepal Will Be “Equally Happy”
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/in-lumbini-pm-refers-to-ram-temple-says-nepal-will-be-equally-happy-2980483

South Asia

20. Bangladesh Police Beating Rohingya Refugees
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/05/11/bangladesh-police-beating-rohingya-refugees
21. Will India’s Northeast benefit from Bangladesh offer of services at Chittagong Port?
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/explained-will-the-northeast-benefit-from-bangladesh-offer-of-services-at-chittagong-port/article65413604.ece
22. Taka suffers steepest fall in a decade
https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/news/taka-suffers-steepest-fall-decade-3025206
 23.Sri Lanka down to last day of petrol
https://www.dawn.com/news/1690063/sri-lanka-down-to-last-day-of-petrol
24. Tamil Nadu Govt.to send Indian Rs. 28 crore worth medical supplies to Sri Lanka
https://dailynews.lk/2022/05/17/local/278945/tn-govtto-send-indian-rs-28-crore-worth-medical-supplies-sri-lanka
25. American envoys on Tibetan issues to travel to India and Nepal
https://theprint.in/world/american-envoys-on-tibetan-issues-to-travel-to-india-and-nepal/958922/